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Web
Resources
Starting
Places & Essential Sites
Petersons.com
- "the education supersite," allows you to search over 30,000 graduate programs,
explore financial aid and grant opportunites, download information about the GRE and other
graduate examinations, take part in a grad school discussion forum, and lots more.
Gradschools.com
- search over 40,000 graduate program listings by
subject and visit the student forum for additional grad school links.
Yahoo! College Search - an
excellent resource for locating colleges and universities offering degrees in specific
programs.
Check out some of the great links organized by Yahoo!
under the heading Graduate
Education.
Princeton
Review Online - tips on applying to law school, medical school, business school,
financial aid resources, program rankings, and other features.
School Rankings
U.S. News Graduate School
Rankings - program rankings from the publishers of U.S.News & World Report
magazine.
Entrance Exam Information
LearningExpress Library -
Interactive
practice tests and tutorials for academic and licensing tests including
the Praxis, GRE, GMAT, LSAT & MCAT.
ETS.org
(The Educational Testing Service Network) - official gateway to information about the GRE,
GMAT, the Praxis Series, and TOEFL exams. Provides sample test questions, test preparation
tips, and test registration information.
GRE OnLine
- introduction to the Graduate Record Exam, including sample questions, tips on getting
started, and an online registration form.
LSAT -
the official Web site of the Law School Admission Council provides preparation information
about the LSAT, as well as information on applying to law school.
GMAT - learn about applying to
graduate business school and preparing for the GMAT from the Graduate Management Admission
Council's MBA Explorer site.
MCAT - get information
about the Medical College Admissions test from this official page by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Financial Aid, Grants &
Scholarships
fastWEB! - "the Internet's
largest free scholarship search" indexes more than 400,000
scholarhips.
FinAid
- a huge site created by Mark Kantrowitz with links to practically every financial aid
resource on the Web.
Graduate
Fellowships Database (at Notre Dame) - a database of recent fellowships,
grants, and awards available to graduate students.
Scholarship Search
from College Board Online - find scholarships, loans, internships, and other
financial aid programs that match your education level, talents, and background.
U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Post-secondary Education - offers several
useful links to government aid.
University Career Center
UNCA
Career Center - Get the latest testing dates in the Asheville area for the GRE,
LSAT, GMAT, and MAT, plus other graduate school information.
Personal Contacts
UNCA faculty and staff members welcome the
opportunity to discuss certain fellowships, programs, and other graduate school concerns
with you. Watch this space for a list of personal contacts on campus. In the
meantime, contact the UNCA Career Center for more information.
Library Resources
Online Tutorials
Learning Express Library
- Interactive practice tests and tutorials for academic and
licensing tests including the Praxis, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, & MCAT.
College Catalogs
Ramsey Library at UNCA maintains a print collection of catalogs for
North Carolina colleges and universities.
Selected
Reference Works
The following
resources are available in the library's reference area. Clicking a book
title will link you to its record in the
Library Catalog.
Directories/Guides
America's best graduate schools
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(online, 2004) and print [REF L901.A546] Washington, D.C.: U.S. News &
World Report.
College blue book
- (print annual) [REF LA226 .C685]
v. 1- Narrative Descriptions; v.2- Tabular data; v. 3 – Degrees
offered by college and subject; v.4 – Occupational education; v. 5-
Scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans; vol. 6 – Distance learning
programs
The College blue book [electronic resource]
Educational rankings annual
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[REF LB2331.63 .E34]
Gourman report. rating of graduate and professional programs
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[REF LB2331.63 .G67]
Los Angeles, National Education Standards
Peterson’s graduate and professional programs
- (print annual) [REF L901 .P464]
v1- an overview; v. 2 –Graduate programs in the humanities, arts and
social sciences; v. 3 –Graduate programs in the biological sciences; v.
4 –Graduate programs in the physical sciences, mathmatics, environmental
and natural resources; v. 5 –Graduate programs in engineering and
applied sciences; v. 6 –Graduate programs in business, education,
health, informational studies, law & social work.
Financial Aid
Annual register of grant support -
[REF/Grant Info AS911. A2 A67 2009]
Directory of financial aids for women -
[REF LB2338 .D564]
Directory of grants in the humanities
- [REF/Grant Info AZ507. D57]
Directory of research grants -
[REF LB2338
.D57]
Ferguson career resource guide to grants, scholarships, and other
financial resources
[REF
LB2337.4 .F47]
Financial aid for African Americans -
[REF LB2338
.F5643]
Financial aid for Asian Americans -
[REF
LB2338 .F5643]
Financial aid for Hispanic Americans
- [REF LB2338
.F5643]
Financial aid for Native Americans -
[REF LB2338 .F5643]
Financial aid for the disabled and their families -
[REF LB2337.2 .F58]
The Foundation directory
- [REF /Grant Info AS911. A2
F65 2008]
Financial aid for research and creative activities abroad
- [REF /Grant Info LB2337.2. F57
2006/08]
The Grants register
- [REF
/Grant Info LB2338. G7 2009]
Grant$ for film, media & communications -
[REF
/Grant Info P91.5. U5 G73 2000]
Searching the Library Catalog
You may want to do a Keyword or Subject search in the Library Catalog. Some useful subject headings you
might wish to explore include:
Graduate students
Graduate
students -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. -- United States
Scholarships -- United States -- Directories
Universities
and colleges -- United States -- Graduate work
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